{"product_id":"railroads-of-hoboken-and-jersey-kenneth-french-9780738509662","title":"Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause of their unique location directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan, Hoboken and Jersey City have long been centers of transportation activity, but they excelled with railroads.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the railway industry was booming in the early twentieth century, four major passenger terminals dotted the left bank of the Hudson: the Jersey Central, the Pennsylvania, the Erie, and the Lackawanna. Thousands of people streamed through these terminals every day to the ferries that took them across the river to New York City. With over two hundred historical photographs, \u003ci\u003eRailroads of Hoboken and Jersey City\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the cultural and commercial effects of railway travel in two important New Jersey cities, and follows the history of these railroads between the mid-1800s and the 1970s, as well as exploring how the once vibrant waterfronts of Hoboken and Jersey City went through tremendous decline and how, over time, the waterfront has been restored and redeveloped. New residential and commercial buildings have sprouted along the old Pennsylvania and Erie properties, the Lackawanna Terminal has been restored, and the Central Railroad Terminal is now part of Liberty State Park, one of New Jersey's most popular tourist destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738509663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738509662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.82h x 6.26w x 0.36d","brand":"Kenneth French","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757834420479,"sku":"9780738509662","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73b775c9-44ee-42ea-9c9b-0288e351577f.jpg?v=1765510644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/railroads-of-hoboken-and-jersey-kenneth-french-9780738509662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}